Creating new images

• Clicking Ok on NewDialog creates a new image.
• Clicking on a preset size sets width/height to those dimensions.
• Clicking on the image units converts the pixels to the new unit for width/height.

Opening files

• Clicking Ok on the Open file dialog opens the file in the editor.
• Passing a file as a parameter opens the image in the editor.
• Passing multiple files as parameters opens the images in the editor.
• Using the "Open with" >> Photoflare opens the file in the editor.
• If set as the default image editor the image clicked opens in the editor.

Resizing images

• When Resize dialog is opened width/height is set to the current image width/height.
• Clicking Ok sets image to the new width/height dimensions.

Cropping images

• When an area is selected we can crop via right click.
• When an area is selected we can crop via the menu entry Image>>Crop.

Tools

Pointer tool

• Select an area - Click, drag and release selects an area.
• Deselect an area - After selecting an area click away from the area to deselect.

Colour picker

• Left clicking a pixel on an image sets the primary colour in the colour palette.
• Right clicking a pixel on an image sets the secondary colour in the colour palette.

Magic wand

• Clicking area of image creates selection on this area.
• Clicking area of image with the color option selects only that color.
• Clicking area of image with the tolerance increased selects more area than tolerance 0.

Line tool

• Left click, drag and release draws a line.
• Increase width draws thicker lines.
• Reduced width draws thinner lines.
• Increased opacity draws lines with more opacity.
• Reduced opacity draws lines with less opacity.
• Enabled Anti-alias applies draws smoother lines.
• Disabled Anti-alias applies draws rougher lines.
• Single arrow option enables one arrow head on end of line.
• Double arrow option enables two arrow heads on each end of line.

Paint bucket

• Left clicking fills area of image with primary colour.
• Right clicking fills area of image with secondary colour.

Spray can

• Left click sprays primary colour.
• Right click sprays secondary colour.
• Increased radius sprays a wider area.
• Reduced radius sprays a lesser area.
• Increased pressure sprays area faster.
• Reduced pressure sprays area slower.
• Increased dispersion sprays area with more spread between pixels.
• Reduced dispersion sprays area with less spread between pixels.
• Enabled Rainbox option draws alternating "rainbow" colours.
• Disabled Rainbox option draws primary/secondary colours.

Paint brush

• Left click creates a painted shape depending on selection in the primary colour in the colour palette.
• Right click creates a painted shape depending on selection in the secondary colour in the colour palette.
• Hold click while Dragging will paint in the selected shape while following the cursor.
• Radius will increase/decrease the painting radius.
• Pressure will increase/decrease the pressure/intensity of the paint brush.
• Antialias will paint with smoother output.

Advanced Paint brush

• Left click creates a painted shape depending on selection in the primary colour in the colour palette.
• Right click creates a painted shape depending on selection in the secondary colour in the colour palette.
• Pressure will increase/decrease the pressure/intensity of the paint brush.
• Step will increase/decrease the frequency of painting the selected shape.
• Fade will allow your paint stroke to fade near the end of the stroke.